Month: July 2017

Avenged Sevenfold in Mountain View. What an incredible night at the Shoreline Amphitheater as Avenged Sevenfold brought The Stage World Tour to Mountain View. Avenged Sevenfold are currently out on tour in support of their latest album, The Stage. They brought their larger than life stage set up to Shoreline and it was epic. The over the top stage design featured sets of massive screens and endcap screens. The screens would feature creative animated clips, videos as well as live performances. Of course, they also had some fiery hot pyrotechnics. Each tour, they truly outdo themselves. The band sounded solid and spot on from start to finish. The crowd, continuously on their feet, with fists in the air were screaming along to the extensive set list of old and new songs. The energy that the band brings to the stage was easily reciprocated by the packed venue. We have seen Avenged Sevenfold several times over the past 15 years and each tour, they continue to blow us away with their grand performance. This is one [Read More]

We are getting closer to the Tenth Anniversary Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco! We know that this year’s lineup is filled with so many great bands but we want to share with you our Top Ten Picks to check out at the Festival. 3 full days of exploring Music, Food, Wine, Beer, Art and Comedy in Golden Gate Park. Check out our Top Ten list of bands to check out! Metallica – No brainer here. If you ever get the chance to see Metallica….. DO IT! The Who – No, you are not dreaming, it really is a chance to see the legendary band in the flesh! Lorde – With a voice that just rips your heart open with emotion, you will be mesmerized. Royal Blood – Close your eyes and you would never imagine that the powerful sound is from a duo. Truly will blow you away with their performance. Warpaint – Fun feel good music that will have you craving more Warpaint. Real Estate – Infectious alternative shoe gaze-esque pop tracks that you will [Read More]

Today we bring the spotlight on a metal band from Central, PA. Allow us to introduce you to The Art of Deception. The band is bringing together the varied artistic styles of its members and have developed a sound that utilizes the best elements from many genres of heavy music. Check out more on the band: While still young and relatively unknown, The Art of Deception has accomplished quite a lot in a short amount of time. In June of 2015, They released a self-titled 6 song EP, which is available on all major online music retailers. Since it’s release, they have shared the stage with such notable acts as: Upon a Burning Body, Carnifex, Dance Gavin Dance, Whitechapel, A Skylit Drive, iwrestleabearonce, Within The Ruins (x2), Oceano, ERRA, Polyphia, It Lives, It Breathes, Lorna Shore, and The Last Ten Seconds of Life. Following a Summer and Fall filled with shows, the band recorded a single at Atrium Audio with Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland. Their single titled “Family Portrait” was released in 2016 and [Read More]

Patrick O’Heffernan (Los Angeles) It was dance, dance, dance with LA-based polyrhythmic cumbia-rock-funk-merengue band Buyepongo and electroacústica Columbian music group Sidestepper. Both dance pavilions at the California Plaza were elbow to elbow with writhing crowds that spilled over into the VIP seats and the picnic areas, rocking out to music that just wouldn’t let you stay seated. The hugely popular and resolutely community oriented Buyepongo was exactly in their element at the free Grand Performances concert series, which has been called “a grand gift to the public.” by the Los Angeles Times. Those were their people dancing – Latinos, Asians, blacks, gringos — the spicy rainbow mashup that exults in the dynamic culture jumble of Los Angeles. Buyepongo has played major venues and motivated crowds on both coasts and around the world, sharing stages with bands like Quantic in the UK, Ondatropica in Colombia, Ozomatli, Booker T and Cut Chemist and Sharon Jones in the US, Celso Piña in Mexico, and many others. But all the world tours were forgotten Friday night; [Read More]

Matchbox Twenty Shoreline Show. Matchbox Twenty returned to the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View for their rescheduled show. Even though it was a Tuesday night versus the original hot spot of a Friday night, many fans were able to attend the rescheduled show. Due to scheduling conflict the Counting Crows were unable to perform at the new date but Matchbox Twenty delivered an expanded set that had the crowd in approval. The set not only included many of their early tracks but fan favorites, as well as a wide selection from their extensive catalog. Fans were dancing around and singing along. The tour titled A Brief History of Everything Tour truly delivered a bit of everything to the crowd and they were quite pleased! Check out photos by Rockin Ryan from tonight’s set. Take a piece of the show home with you! You can take a piece of history home with you after the concert. You can pickup LIVE USB wristbands of the show at the merch booth each night or by heading over to mbtwty.co/merch What [Read More]

It’s true, Everybody Wants the Struts and you can watch them on AT&T Audience Network. This Friday on July 28th at 9:00 PM ET/PT on AT&T Audience Network you can watch The Struts. Watch on On DIRECTV and U-verse (DIRECTV Ch 239/U-verse Ch 1114) and DIRECTV NOW. Tune in to the AT&T* AUDIENCE Network concert special “The Struts” airing Friday, July 28, at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT via DIRECTV Ch 239, AT&T U-verse Ch 1114 and on-demand through DIRECTV NOW. The band joins series host Ted Stryker for an in-depth interview spanning their musical influences and their debut album Everybody Wants. Watch a “sneak peek” of the show below: AUDIENCE Network‘s multiple series of original and exclusive performances give music fans an intimate view of music’s most influential artists today. The network collaborates directly with musicians to create a unique show from their perspective. AUDIENCE Network‘s new music slate continues to deliver groundbreaking concerts, unique stories and exclusive performances across all genres, plus select programming in ultra high-definition/4K1, to audiences nationwide. New concerts premiere via national broadcast Friday at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on DIRECTV Ch 239/AT&T U-verse Ch 1114, as well as streaming on-demand at DIRECTV NOW, directv.com, uverse.com and on smartphones and tablets, [Read More]

Breakthrough artist Julia Michaels releases new video. Julia Michaels is set to release Nervous System on July 28th. With the upcoming release you can check out her new video for her track Uh Huh. Julia comments about the track, ““Uh Huh” is about wanting the person you want to make the move. He hasn’t yet, so you’re like, ‘Shit, should I just do it myself?’ You don’t know how he feels though. It’s this weird tension. When that move does happen, it’s the most magical and pure feeling in the world. That’s something we can all relate to.” Watch the new video here: Catch Julia perform on The Late Show with James Corden. Now that you are hooked on the new single which has over 20 million Spotify streams, you can watch Julia perform the song live. MICHAELS will perform the song for the first time on network television July 27th on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Make sure to pick up the new release by heading over to https://republic.lnk.to/JuliaMichaelsIssues. Issues Uh Huh Worst In Me Make It [Read More]

(Today, October 25th is the first time in 16 days that I have been able to log onto our site. I apologize for not being able to post! I appreciate all the support from everyone.) It was just another hot dry night at our home in Santa Rosa, also [Read More]